CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE

What this record means

The record shows that “CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE” was a registered service mark on the Principal Register, owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., but it was cancelled under Section 8 because the registrant failed to file a declaration. The mark covered entertainment services, specifically providing an online computer game and an online multiplayer electronic computer game via communications networks. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the area of online gaming or entertainment services that use a communications network. The record does not give the mark control over every use of the wording; it is limited to the goods and services listed. The prosecution history shows the mark was allowed, the owner filed a statement of use, and the mark was later cancelled in 2015. No oppositions, extensions of time to oppose, or court actions appear in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the earlier registration still signals that the owner once protected a closely related online gaming service.